Tube Bits For 08/08/2007

That explosion you heard last Saturday night was Masters Of Science Fictiontanking in the ratings. But then again, what did ABC expect after putting the show in that time slot and bad mouthing it as much as they did?

Amazon.com has a podcast with Joss Whedon where they discuss Firefly, Serenity and more.

Omitting Yesterday’s Enterprise from a list of best Trek is an act of analytical neglgience. The episode is one that written so well and in some ways marks the turning point of how TNG moved from an imitation of ST-OS to its own identity.

Aaron de Orive is a writer who has worked on several popular video games, including Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, Anarchy Online, and the award-winning Star Wars: The Old Republic. He is also the creator of the tabletop RPG Shard: World of the False Dawn. He is currently collaborating with Martha Wells on a new Continue Reading →

One of the most celebrated anime movies, Akira, is making the jump to Blu-Ray. Now, I liked the movie well enough, but is it really worth it at $50 for Blu-Ray discs? I know there is a crap-load of extras, but still... Yesterday we mentioned the new, upcoming NBC show Kings. Now SF Universe wonders if Kings might be the Continue Reading →

REVIEW SUMMARY: Bucholz has written a fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat story about a generation ship bound for another planet, and the secrets it contains just might destroy the ship and everyone on board. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: When Laura Stein discovers a plot to split the generation ship in two (killing half of the passengers before they reach their new planet), she Continue Reading →